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Angolan refugee successfully integrates in Russia
6 May 2013 UNHCR is providing assistance and helping to find long-term solutions for some 500 refugees who have been in Russia since the 1990s. -
Zambia begins granting Angolan refugees permanent residency
31 Dec 2012 The first recipient of a permit, which open a route to Zambian citizenship, had been a refugee for 33 years -
UNHCR welcomes Brazilian residency for Angolan and Liberian refugees
9 Nov 2012 Brazilian statistics suggest the decision will affect 1,681 Angolan and 271 Liberian refugees, representing almost 40 per cent of the refugee population in Brazil. -
Protracted refugee situations in Liberia and Angola to finally end
29 Jun 2012 Refugee status ends this weekend for refugees from the two countries, but UNHCR will assist those who have registered to return home. -
UNHCR repatriates almost 14,000 Angolans; steps up pace of return ahead of deadline
8 Jun 2012 Group refugee status will formally end on June 30 for people who fled Angola during the 1965-75 war of independence and the subsequent civil war. -
World AIDS Day: Refugees in Brazil use drama to catch the conscience
1 Dec 2011 Refugees from a deprived area of Rio de Janeiro are using drama and comedy to open a debate on difficult social subjects such as HIV/AIDS. -
UNHCR resumes return programme for more than 40,000 Angolan refugees
4 Nov 2011 A first group of 252 people arrived in the northern Angolan town of Luvo on seven buses. UNHCR plans to run two return convoys per week. -
The changing profile of refugees arriving in Brazil's Amazonian heart
24 Oct 2011 A growing population of asylum-seekers from Africa and Asia are contributing to the diversity of Manaus, a city dubbed the "Paris of the Tropics." -
Brazil to step up efforts to integrate refugees; reaffirms support for UNHCR
8 Aug 2011 Brazil's government pledges to increase funding for civil society initiatives to integrate refugees and reaffirms its support for UNHCR's global operations.